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Hartley, CA vs Johnson Lane, NV

Hartley

California

vs

Johnson Lane

Nevada

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Hartley leads on 9 and Johnson Lane on 22. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 20% higher in Johnson Lane, while median household income is higher in Hartley.

Median gross rent
$1,225$1,475
Hartley is 17% lower
Median household income
$124,254$121,458
Hartley is 2% higher
Median home value
$840,900$764,100
Hartley is 10% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 4.0 points a year in Hartley, and pay outran rent by 5.4 points a year in Johnson Lane.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaNevadaJohnson Lane, NVHartley, CAJohnson LaneJohnson Lane

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Johnson Lane, NVComposite 55.5 / 100
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518642n/a6425n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureHartleyJohnson LaneAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,225$1,475
Rent to income111.8%14.6%
Property tax rate10.7%0.4%
Home price to income16.8x6.3x
Prices vs US average2108.5n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,342$1,594
HUD area median income4$120,300$111,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,250$3,174
Median home value1$840,900$764,100
Home prices, 1-year change5-0.3%6.0%
Home prices, 5-year change529.5%46.5%
Homeownership174.0%94.0%
Renters paying 30%+160.2%98.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,123$2,286
Vacant homes14.4%14.1%
Median year built119781995
Jobs and income
Median household income1$124,254$121,458
Income per person1$52,875$64,392
Unemployment16.5%3.0%
Average annual pay6$73,494$75,166
Pay growth, 1 year62.9%8.5%
Jobs6144,00421,634
Poverty rate110.0%3.3%
Mean commute124 min23 min
Works from home115.3%9.0%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population12,4316,467
Median age153.960.2
Bachelor's or higher128.7%28.1%
High school or higher192.0%94.4%
Household size12.52.5
Born abroad120.8%2.1%
No health insurance14.8%7.0%
Homes with broadband182.0%95.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.6%4.3%
Moved from another state10.0%3.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people70.47.8
Income of households moving in7$73,626$144,692
Income of households moving out7$72,714$151,077
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k817.523.2
Shops per 10k822.434.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.59.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k815.017.3
Child care centers per 10k82.61.4
Parks per 10k90.021.6
Playgrounds per 10k90.06.2
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.01.5
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a74.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a0
National Register listings113426
Schools
Public schools1210815
Public school students1260,5624,927
Students per teacher1223.018.1
Climate
July average high1390°F85°F
January average low1339°F23°F
Average temperature1361°F49°F
Annual precipitation1320.8 in15.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1497.084.4
Tornado risk1434.12.6
Wildfire risk1494.597.9
Heat wave risk1477.062.3
Median air quality index153322
Good air days1599.2%91.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Hartley $49,000, Johnson Lane $59,000 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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